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This is a list of selected November 17 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.

To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.

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Blurb Reason
International Students' Day no footnotes
794Emperor Kanmu of Japan moved his residence from Nara to Kyoto, beginning the Heian period. unreferenced section
1405 – The Sultanate of Sulu was established on the Sulu Archipelago off the coast of Mindanao in the Philippines. multiple issues
1839Giuseppe Verdi's first opera, Oberto, premiered at La Scala in Milan. Lots of cn
1869 – The Suez Canal opened, allowing shipping to travel between Europe and Asia via the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. refimprove section
1894H. H. Holmes, one of the first modern serial killers, was arrested in Boston after killing at least nine people. trivial pop culture
1905 – Influenced by the result of the Russo-Japanese War, the Empire of Japan and the Korean Empire signed the Eulsa Treaty, effectively depriving Korea of its diplomatic sovereignty. refimprove
1962John F. Kennedy and Dwight D. Eisenhower dedicated Dulles International Airport, one of three major airports in the Baltimore–Washington, D.C. area. Lots of cn
1969Cold War: Representatives from the Soviet Union and the United States met in Helsinki to begin the SALT I negotiations aimed at limiting the number of strategic weapons on both sides. refimprove
1970 – The Soviet Union's Lunokhod 1 landed on the Moon to become the first roving remote-controlled robot to operate on another celestial body. unreferenced section
1970 – American inventor Douglas Engelbart received the patent for the first computer mouse. cleanup section, expansion, refimprove section
1973 – Students at the Athens Polytechnic conclude a strike against the Greek junta, which lasted four days. Date not cited
1978 – The television show Star Wars Holiday Special was broadcast in the United States and became notorious for its extremely negative reception. Unref section
1989 – Police quelled a student demonstration in Prague, sparking the Velvet Revolution aimed at overthrowing the Czechoslovakian communist government. multiple issues
1993 – General Sani Abacha ousted Ernest Shonekan to become chairman of the Provisional Ruling Council of Nigeria. insufficient context

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November 17

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